Putt is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Putt
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

1. See Peddie - Most probably a derivative of the old Norse ped, a mannikin or dwarf, and with the same origin as Puddy, Peede, Put, Peddle, and several other not very intelligible names

2. Old French a pit. De la Putte can be found in Hundred Rolls.

Putt is the form of Potts. Descendant of Pot or Pott, pet forms of Philpot meaning "little lover of horses"; one who made and sold pots; one who worked in the kitchen, cleaning utensils.

Putt is the variation of the Pott. The reason for the assumption of this name is notvery obvious; yet similar words have designated families of importance in other countries. For instance, there were in Flanders, in the XV century, a noble family of Pott, who bore a pot in their armorial coat. There was also an Italian house called the 'Little-Pots,'(Pignatelli,) while a line of Spanish grandees rejoiced in the thrice-illustrious name of Padilla, or "Frying-pan!" In the North of England, potts is a topographical term, implying deep circular hollows in the ground. This surname designates a Northumbrian clan.

How popular is Putt?

Putt is common in United States, England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada.

Putt is ranked 79956 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Putt bearers increased by 0.04 per cent in 2010 US census to 2525 since 2000, the surname slipped by 863 spots and ranked at 12312. The last name was found in around 9 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.47 94.49
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.94
Others 1.82 1.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.43 1.07
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.4
Black 0.44 0.48
Putt is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 6095 people have been found who wears Putt as their family name. Putt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Putt:
11,746 United States3,380
5,949 England1,177
Countries with hundreds of Putt:
5,965 Australia566
2,061 New Zealand382
13,514 Canada284
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
229,403 India58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,748 Singapore43
6,025 Ireland39
4,529 Taiwan38
294,953 Thailand23
47,011 Papua New Guinea23
196,901 Germany15
95,442 Malaysia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,625 Northern Ireland7
51,993 United Arab Emirates6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Joseph Putt from Germany aboard the Pampero from Hamburg. He is registered to be 33 years old when he arrived in USA on August 3, 1853. Ioachim Putt (22) Carpenter, are other Putt that migrated to US.

Putt Namesakes

  • Leo Putt, Thai singer and actor
  • Peg Putt, former Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens

Putt Namesakes

  • Leo Putt, Thai singer and actor
  • Peg Putt, former Australian politician and parliamentary leader of the Tasmanian Greens

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